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desiderare

to desire

verb Word 672 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate desiderare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io desidero I desire
tu desideri you desire
lui/lei desidera he/she desires
noi desideriamo we desire
voi desiderate you all desire
loro desiderano they desire

Imperfect

io desideravo I desired / I used to desire
tu desideravi you desired / you used to desire
lui/lei desiderava he/she desired / he/she used to desire
noi desideravamo we desired / we used to desire
voi desideravate you all desired / you all used to desire
loro desideravano they desired / they used to desire

Future

io desidererò I will desire
tu desidererai you will desire
lui/lei desidererà he/she will desire
noi desidereremo we will desire
voi desidererete you all will desire
loro desidereranno they will desire

Passato prossimo

io ho desiderato I desired / I have desired
tu hai desiderato you desired / you have desired
lui/lei ha desiderato he/she desired / he/she has desired
noi abbiamo desiderato we desired / we have desired
voi avete desiderato you all desired / you all have desired
loro hanno desiderato they desired / they have desired

In a sentence

Buonasera, cosa desidera da bere?

Good evening, what would you like to drink?

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